I definitely recommend using Steem to power up! If you want to invest your own money, by all means use it towards powering up your account!
I'm by no means a financial advisor but that's the best way in my opinion!
Happy steeming! Wishing you all the best in 2018!
Good advice! I sent a friend 50 steem when they worth about $1 each. He now has almost $400! "Normal Money" wont make those kinda gains sitting in your bank.
You're right! I love Steemit because there's so much innovation here and this is a wonderful way to get started with cryptocurrencies with little to no investment!